China’s first large-scale sodium-ion battery charges to 90% in 12 minutes
Electrek
MAY 17, 2024
China’s first major sodium-ion battery energy storage station is now online, according to state-owned utility China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage.
New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage
Green Car Congress
MARCH 2, 2023
Researchers led by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have extended the capacity and duration of sodium-aluminum batteries. The new sodium-based molten salt battery uses two distinct reactions. of peak charge capacity.
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ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform
Green Car Congress
MARCH 11, 2021
ion Ventures, a modern utility and energy storage infrastructure specialist, and LiNa Energy , a solid-state battery technology developer, concluded their first successful trial of LiNa’s proprietary solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform at an undisclosed location in South East England last week.
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Natron collaborates with Clarios on first mass manufacturing of Sodium-ion batteries
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2022
Natron Energy, a manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries, and Clarios International Inc., a manufacturer of low-voltage advanced battery technologies for mobility, will collaborate to manufacture the first mass-produced sodium-ion batteries. Natron has spent 10 years developing sodium-ion battery chemistry for mass manufacturing.
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Sodium Batteries Challenge Lithium-Ion On Cost, Supply Chain
CleanTechnica EVs
JANUARY 14, 2024
Having crossed some technical hurdles, low cost sodium batteries are hurtling towards the market for grid energy storage, EVs, and more. The post Sodium Batteries Challenge Lithium-Ion On Cost, Supply Chain appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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Faradion receives first order for sodium-ion batteries for Australian market
Green Car Congress
APRIL 23, 2020
the leader in sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery technology, has received its first order from ICM Australia for high-energy sodium-ion batteries for use in the Australian market. Unlike lithium-ion batteries, Faradion’s sodium-ion batteries have exceptional thermal stability and safety. UK-based Faradion Ltd.,
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Na-ion battery developer Faradion collaborating with battery manufacturer AMTE Power
Green Car Congress
MARCH 18, 2021
UK-based battery manufacturer AMTE Power and Faradion Ltd. , a leader in non-aqueous sodium-ion battery technolog ( earlier post ), announced a collaboration which combines Faradion’s IP with AMTE Power’s design and manufacturing capabilities. Cell Infrastructure. Safety and Transportation.
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China’s first large-scale sodium-ion battery charges to 90% in 12 minutes
Baua Electric
MAY 17, 2024
Photo: China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage China’s first major sodium-ion battery energy storage station is now online, according to state-owned utility China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage. That’s enough to power 35,000 households and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50,000 tonnes annually.
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LiNa Energy successfully demonstrates Na-ion technology for battery energy storage systems
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Solid-state sodium-ion battery company LiNa Energy ( earlier post ) successfully completed an independent demonstration of its lithium-free sodium batteries for energy storage systems with commercial partner ion Ventures.
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How do sodium-ion batteries charge within seconds – ET Auto
Baua Electric
MAY 13, 2024
Sodium-ion batteries have been of considerable interest due to sodium’s abundance compared to lithium, which is over 500 times less common. The new battery technology addresses some of the fundamental limitations of current sodium-ion batteries , such as lower power output and longer charging times.
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PG&E, Calif. Energy Commission launch 4MW sodium-sulfur grid storage pilot in San Jose
Green Car Congress
MAY 24, 2013
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled a utility-scale sodium-sulfur battery energy storage system ( earlier post ) pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The system has a 4 megawatt capacity, and can store more than six hours of energy.
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Stanford team develops sodium-ion battery with performance equivalent to Li-ion, but at much lower cost
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Stanford researchers have developed a sodium-ion battery (SIB) that can store the same amount of energy as a state-of-the-art lithium ion, at substantially lower cost. The rise of renewable solar and wind power is demanding sustainable storage technologies using components that are inexpensive, Earth-abundant and environmental friendly.
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New MIT metal-mesh membrane could solve longstanding problems with liquid metal displacement batteries; inexpensive grid power storage
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 25, 2018
A battery, based on electrodes made of sodium and nickel chloride and using thea new type of metal mesh membrane, could be used for grid-scale installations to make intermittent power sources such as wind and solar capable of delivering reliable baseload electricity. Al 2 O 3 membrane. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry.
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Mercom Capital Group: Battery storage, smart grid & efficiency companies raise $3.2B in funding in Q3 2020; up 165% QoQ, 777% YoY
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 20, 2020
Mercom Capital Group, LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the global Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for the third quarter (Q3) and first nine months (9M) of 2020. Smart Grid. billion compared to $1.2
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New liquid alloy electrode significantly lowers operating temperature of sodium-beta batteries; improved performance
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 1, 2014
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have devised an alloying strategy that enables sodium-beta batteries to operate at significantly lower temperatures. The new electrode enables sodium-beta batteries to last longer, helps streamline their manufacturing process and reduces the risk of accidental fire.
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Mercom: battery, smart grid, energy efficiency companies raised $2.3B in VC funding in 2019; 18% lower than 2018
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 21, 2020
Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy research and communications firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for 2019. Smart Grid. Seventy-eight investors funded Smart Grid companies in 2019, compared to 69 in 2018.
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Expanded graphite as a superior anode for sodium-ion batteries
Green Car Congress
JUNE 8, 2014
Researchers at the University of Maryland, with colleagues at the University of Illinois at Chicago, report on a new method for expanding graphite for use as a superior anode for sodium-ion batteries in a paper in Nature Communications. Sodium (Na) is an earth-abundant and inexpensive element, and shares many properties with lithium.
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GE posts $63M in orders for Durathon sodium-halide battery systems
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
GE’s Energy Storage business announced $63 million in new Durathon sodium-halide battery orders since the business launched in July. In its first weeks of operation, the business secured 10 new telecom customer orders across several regions, including Africa, Asia, India and the US powering a total of more than 3,500 cell towers.
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236 BC Hydro and SC Electric Company partner on sodium-sulfur battery energy storage project
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2011
BC Hydro has selected S&C Electric Company, a renewable energy integration company, for a sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery energy storage project intended to improve service reliability for a remote mountain community in British Columbia. This integrated solution optimizes total system efficiency and reliability for the community.
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259 New nanoparticle copper compound cathode could enable low-cost, long-life and high-power potassium-ion batteries for grid storage
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 24, 2011
Yi Cui has developed nanoparticle copper hexacyanoferrate (CuHCF) battery cathode materials that demonstrate long cycle life and high power for use in grid storage applications. Short-term transients, including those related to wind and solar sources, present challenges to the electrical grid. A team at Stanford led by Prof.
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Planar Sodium Nickel Chloride Batteries Could Deliver 30% More Power at Lower Temperatures Than Conventional Cylindrical Versions
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 13, 2010
Schematic of a sodium-nickel chloride cell with planar design. A planar (flat) sodium-nickel chloride battery could deliver 30% more power at lower temperatures than the typical cylindrical design, according to researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Click to enlarge.
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Reliance buys Na-ion battery developer Faradion
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 1, 2022
Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, will acquire 100% shareholding in sodium-ion battery developer Faradion Limited ( earlier post ) for an enterprise value of £100 million (US$135 million). Sodium is the sixth-most abundant element on the planet.
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Battelle introduces Grid Command Distribution services and software for rapid modeling of smart grid distribution circuits
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
Screen shot of a Grid Command Distribution “heatmap” analysis for a neighborhood. Battelle recently unveiled its new Grid Command Distribution services and software for utilities. VVO seeks to optimize voltage at all points along the distribution feeder under all loading conditions, thereby increasing grid efficiency.).
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RAL proposes new efficient and low-cost process to crack ammonia for hydrogen using sodium amide; transportation applications
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2014
RAL researchers are proposing a new process for the decomposition of ammonia to release hydrogen that involves the stoichiometric decomposition and formation of sodium amide from Na metal. To date, very few candidates show potential beyond that of the seminal work on titanium-doped sodium alanate. Credit: ACS, David et al.
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Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2011
John Goodenough, are proposing a strategy for high-capacity next-generation alkali (lithium or sodium)-ion batteries using water-soluble redox couples as the cathode. The present sodium-sulfur battery operates above 300 °C. A = lithium or sodium (Li or Na), M represents a metal and 1 ≤ n < z. —Lu et al.
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Lux: Li-ion dominating grid storage market with 90% of 2014 proposals
Green Car Congress
MARCH 5, 2015
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have become the dominant new technology in grid storage, capturing a 90% share of systems proposed last year, according to analysts at Lux Research. Molten salt batteries—consisting almost entirely of sodium-sulfur (NaS)—account for 23% of all deployed MW and 64% of deployed MWh respectively.
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TerraPower closes $750M fundraise; SK invests $250M
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 16, 2022
The Natrium technology has a 345MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten molten salt integrated energy storage system that will provide clean, flexible energy and stability for the grid. The reactor maintains its thermal power constant during its entire operating period, maximizing its capacity factor and value.
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Natrium reactor demonstration project slated for Wyoming
Green Car Congress
JUNE 4, 2021
The Natrium technology has a 345MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt-based integrated energy storage system that will provide clean, flexible energy and stability for the grid. The reactor maintains its thermal power constant during its entire operating period, maximizing its capacity factor and value.
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199 Xcel Terms First Phase of Sodium-Sulfur Battery Wind Energy Storage Test Project Successful
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 11, 2010
In October 2008, Xcel began testing a one-megawatt sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery ( earlier post ) to demonstrate its ability to store wind energy and move it to the electricity grid when needed. Support the transmission grid system by providing voltage support, which contributes to system reliability.
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ARPA-E awarding $24M to two SCALEUP projects: battery technology and methane detection
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
These SCALEUP “Fast-Track” teams, Natron Energy and Bridger Photonics, will receive $19 million and $5 million, respectively, to further their commercialization efforts in sodium-ion battery development and methane detection technologies, respectively. Natron Energy: Domestic Manufacturing of Sodium-Ion Batteries - $19,883,951.
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Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2013
A plot of ESOI for 7 potential grid-scale energy storage technologies. Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. Credit: Barnhart and Benson, 2013. Click to enlarge. Barnhart and Sally M.
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304 DOE Awarding $620M for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 25, 2009
The US Department of Energy is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate advanced Smart Grid technologies and integrated systems. Smart grid regional demonstrations involving plug-in vehicles include (ranked by DOE funding): Columbus Southern Power Company (doing business as AEP Ohio).
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270 GE to Open Sodium-Metal Halide Battery Plant in New York
Green Car Congress
MAY 12, 2009
GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt shows a sodium-metal halide battery cell at the press conference announcing the battery plant. GE says the planned facility will produce approximately 10 million sodium-metal halide cells each year—equivalent to 900 MWh of energy storage, or enough to support 1,000 GE hybrid locomotives. Earlier post.).
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U-M leads new DOE-funded research center for ceramic ion conductors; MUSIC
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
The University of Michigan (U-M) and eight partner institutions will explore the use of ceramic ion conductors as replacements for the traditional liquid or polymer electrolytes in common lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and in flow cells for storing renewable energy in the grid.
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199 Pike Research forecasts worldwide grid energy storage spending to reach $22B by 2021, down from 2010 forecast of $35B
Green Car Congress
JULY 18, 2011
In its new report Energy Storage on the Grid (ESG), Pike Research forecasts that global spending in the ESG market will reach a little over $22 billion over the next 10 years. Electric grids require balance in order to function properly. Energy storage on the grid is reaching a turning point. Earlier post.).
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GE and PowerStream launch Ontario microgrid demonstration project; Durathon batteries
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2014
Using the MCS, PowerStream can determine when it is most economical to use the resources powering its microgrid or when they need to revert to using power from the provincial power grid. GE and PowerStream Inc. It is jointly owned by the cities of Barrie, Markham and Vaughan.
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210 Navigant: 2016 advanced battery shipments through Q3 = 323M cells and $3.8B in sales
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 26, 2017
GW of power capacity, and $3.8 The chemistries that are included in the report are all lithium ion (Li-ion) chemistries, flow battery chemistries, sodium-metal halide, and advanced lead-acid. million individual battery cells, 16.1 GWh of energy capacity, 61.4 billion in sales.
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150 Navigant: 53.3 GWh of advanced batteries shipped in 2014; >7B cells, $14B in sales
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2015
While the consumer electronics segment saw tepid growth in 2014, the vehicle electrification and grid-energy storage sectors experienced significant increases in energy capacity and associated revenue. Between 2013 and 2014, the industry’s growth rate increased 12.8% in terms of energy capacity and 7.1% in terms of revenue.
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150 Vanderbilt team develops ultrafast, high capacity and long-lived Na-ion anode
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 8, 2015
For example, solar-storage integrated systems require lifetimes matching solar cells (30 years), electric vehicles require a high power and capacity, and grid storage requires an extreme low cost. —Cohn et al. (d) Inset, the decreasing overpotential with cycling. Credit: ACS, Cohn et al. Click to enlarge. —Cohn et al.
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150 BASF announces winners of the open innovation contest on energy storage
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 24, 2015
The research group of Professor Xiangwu Zhang from North Carolina State University presents the concept of high-performance sodium-ion batteries that applies special electrode preparation methods. Sustainable technologies should make it possible to store power from the grid and feed power back into it.
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150 Researchers convert atmospheric CO2 to carbon nanofibers and nanotubes for use as anodes in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2016
Researchers from George Washington University and Vanderbilt University have demonstrated the conversion of atmospheric CO 2 into carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as high-performance anodes in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. times above that of sodium-ion batteries with graphite electrodes.
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150 Pike Research forecasts energy storage systems for ancillary grid services to surpass $3.2B by 2021
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 11, 2011
While long-duration energy storage systems (ESS) for renewables integration and peak load shifting have been a topic of much discussion within the power industry, a variety of short-duration applications for energy storage are also a critical factor in the development of the sector. Click to enlarge.
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199 NYSERDA awards $2M to 8 projects to develop advanced energy storage technologies
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 16, 2012
NY-BEST is an industry-focused coalition working to establish New York as a global leader in energy storage technology for heavy-duty transportation, electric grid and other storage applications. of Greene to develop an electric forklift for use in freezer warehouses using GE’s Durathon sodium-halide batteries. Earlier post.)
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Energy storage: the key to a decarbonised future
Setec Powerr
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
And with the popularity of electric vehicles, the grid is under more and more pressure, so the demand for energy storage is growing. Others solid battery types are nickel-cadmium and sodium-sulphur, while zinc-air is emerging. But feasibility in today’s grid applications requires the application of the latest technologies.
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